John Lloyd (tennis) - YouTube John Lloyd (tennis) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 16, 2014 John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England) is a former professional tennis player who reached an ATP world ranking of 21 from 23 July 1978 to 30 July 1978 and who was ranked as UK number 1 in 1984 and 1985. He now works as sports commentator. During his career, he reached one Grand Slam singles final and won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with tennis partner Wendy Turnbull, the French Open in 1982 and Wimbledon in 1983 and 1984. He was the first husband of the former top woman player Chris Evert and is the younger brother of the former British Davis Cup captain David Lloyd.

This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video Category Tennis – ‘the golden age’ of the 1960s–70s and beyond | australia.gov.au Tennis – ‘the golden age’ of the 1960s–70s and beyond Tennis – ‘the golden age’ of the 1960s–70s and beyond Mark Woodforde, Doubles Champion 1989–2000 Australians dominated world tennis in the 1950s and 1960s in major events known as Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian, French and United States Open, and Wimbledon in the UK. This period was known as the ‘golden age’ of Australian tennis. In the 1960s, men's tennis open titles were dominated by six Australian men: Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe, Tony Roche, Ken Rosewall, and Fred Stolle.

Between 1961 and 1970, Australian men's tennis champions won at least one Open Singles title every year at either Wimbledon or the French or US Opens, as well as the Australian Open titles. In men's tennis, the golden age culminated in 1969 with Rod Laver's second Grand Slam win, as well as four major titles in the same year. Margaret Court, courtesy of Australian Open In 1970, Margaret Court also completed the Grand Slam. Court is one of only three women ever to win four international tennis open titles in one year. Indigenous player Evonne Goolagong Cawley was also a strong force in women's tennis in Australia in the 1970s with wins at Wimbledon, the French and the Australian Opens. The ‘golden age’ for Australian tennis players declined from 1969 when amateur players were joined by professionals. Also by the 1980s, the Australian Open synchronised its dates to begin in January in line with the European, UK and USA players events schedule, which greatly widened the pool of players.

Yet even following the decline of Australia's dominance in the Grand Slam tournaments, tennis remained popular in urban areas and the Australian Open grows in popularity as a spectator sport. Early tennis development 1900s–1950s The golden age of Australian tennis was built on the early successes of both men's and women's tennis with Grand Slam tournament winners: Norman Brookes in the 1900s to 1919, Jack Crawford in the early 1930s, and Harry Hopman from 1929–39. This was in tandem with the consistent wins and popularity of women's tennis from the 1920s to the 1950s. Daphne Akhurst reached the Wimbledon final in 1925 and won the Doubles in 1928. From the1930s to the 1950s, Nancy Bolton got to the USA Singles Open and won other titles with her doubles partner, Thelma Long. Bolton was ranked No.4 in 1947 and stayed in that position until 1949.

This series of wins in the amateur Grand Slam tournament titles of the 1940s and 1950s was made possible by extensive community and industry support, and investment in the development and administration of amateur tennis players. Harry Hopman, courtesy of Australian Open Harry Hopman was a captain turned coach of 22 Australian Davis Cup teams between 1939 and 1967. As coach Hopman guided Australian male tennis players to 15 Davis Cup victories in 20 years. Ken Rosewall, Frank Sedgeman, John Bromwich, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Lew Hoad and Margaret Smith Court were all either trained by Harry Hopman or managed by Nell Hopman. ( The Hopman Era: Australia on the Rise) Amateurs, tennis community and industry in the 1960s By 1969 the game started to change. Professional players were invited to join the amateurs at the Grand Slam tournaments and prize money was offered for the first time, different tennis court surfaces and different game strategies emerged, and metal racquets were introduced. Professional versus amateur In 1969, the Australian Open Championships became 'open' to amateurs and professionals.

This followed in the footsteps of the French Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, UK, and the USA Open. Rod Laver returned to win his second grand slam in 1969. The advantages to amateur Australian champions who had enjoyed the riches of the Davis Cup endorsements soon disappeared with the advent of ‘open’ tennis. The end of the golden age was seen in the average age of the Davis Cup team, which was 35 years. It was another 18 years until Pat Cash, another Australian man, won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987. Balls and tennis racquet with carbon fiber reinforced polymer frame Different surfaces – different game strategies, racquet evolution Different surfaces require different game strategies, maintenance and care. Tennis was originally played on grass courts but in the 1970s many other surfaces were common. These included dried cow faeces (mainly in India), wood, synthetic carpets, anthill grit (in Australia), concrete, crushed brick, clay, asphalt, canvas, rebound ace and plexicusion, to name just a few. In the 1960s and 1970s metal racquets were introduced.

The next step in the evolution of the tennis racquet came with a material called graphite, which made the racquet lighter and stiffer. Soon after, a number of new materials were being used in racquets, including Kevlar, ceramic, and titanium. Prize pool changes It wasn't until the' introduction of truly ‘open’ tennis in 1968 that players were paid for their efforts on court. Prize money for singles titles has changed dramatically. In 1969 the Australian Open offered $4,500 (AUD) to the winning man and $1,750 (AUD) to the winning woman. The largest prize pool at this time was the US Open with the man taking home $15,068 (AUD) and the winning woman getting $6,457 (AUD). However this is a small amount compared to prize money in more recent times. In 2009 both the winning man and woman at the Australian Open received $2,000,000 (AUD). This was also the highest amount given at the four Grand Slams that year.

The 'golden age' of men's tennis – the 1960s In the 1960s, men's tennis open titles were dominated by six Australian men: Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe, Tony Roche. Ken Rosewall, and Fred Stolle. Between 1961 and 1970, Australian men's tennis champions won at least one Open Singles title every year at either Wimbledon, the French or US Opens, as well as the Australian Open titles. Roy Emerson, champion 1959–71 Roy Emerson was Australian Singles champion in 1961 and then five consecutive times between 1963 and 1967. Emerson also won the men's singles titles in the French, US and Wimbledon Opens, winning each of them twice between 1963 and 1967. His feats in doubles champions were extraordinary. Emerson won three Australian Open titles, five consecutive French titles from 1960 to 1965, four US titles between 1959 and 1966, and three Wimbledon titles between 1959 and 1971.

Emerson came close to completing the Grand Slam in 1964 but fell in the French quarterfinals. Emerson played in eight winning Davis Cup teams, which was an incredible achievement. Ken Rosewall, champion 1953–1972 Ken Rosewall, Courtesy of Australian Open Ken Rosewall was a great singles champion, winning eight open titles between 1953 and 1972, Australian, French and US. He was one of the finest players to not win Wimbledon singles. Rosewall also won nine doubles champion titles, a total of 17 major titles, and achieved a career doubles Grand Slam. Rosewall, ‘Muscles’ to his friends, continued his tennis career into his 40s. Ken Rosewall is known as one of Australia's greatest tennis players. When he was 17 years of age, Ken was selected to play for the Australian Davis Cup team, travelling with Davis Cup captain and coach Hary Hopman. This kick-started his career playing amateur, professional and open tennis.

In 1953 he won his first Grand Slam title in the Australian Open Singles tournament and then went on to win 17 more titles during his career of over 30 years. Fred Stolle, champion 1961–69 Fred Stolle won the French and US Opens in 1965 and 1956 respectively and was runner-up at Wimbledon three times (1963, 1964 and 1965) and twice at the Australian championships (1964 and 1965). Yet, Stolle won all four doubles opens, winning 15 titles from 1961 to 1969. Tall and competitive, Fred Stolle was known for his powerful serve, accurate volleys and fluid backhand. Rod Laver, Grand Slam winner 1961 and 1969, and champion 1959–71 Rod Laver, no source Rod Laver became the only Australian to win the Grand Slam twice in 1962 and 1969. Laver dominated Australian men's tennis in the 1960s although his competitors in Australia were also world champions.

Laver won Wimbledon Singles titles four times – in 1961 and 1962 and in 1968 and 1969, the Australian Open three times, and the French and the United States Open twice each. Laver was Australian doubles champion four times, as well as winning at the French and Wimbledon titles. Dubbed ‘Rocket’ Rod Laver by then Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman, Laver ‘was a powerful left-hander who sent the ball hurtling over the net laden with topspin’. Laver was a driven competitor whose attacking play won him many titles, winning 17 of his 20 titles in this decade. Laver racked up a formidable 20-4 win-loss record in Davis Cup ties and was part of five winning teams during his career. In January 2000, centre court at Melbourne Park was named Rod Laver Arena in honour of Laver's achievements. 1969 Australian Open, Brisbane – Rod Laver and Margaret Court The tournament was contested on Milton's grass courts in Brisbane between a men's field of 48 and a women's field of 32.

Rod Laver's semifinal victory over Tony Roche was played in 105-degree heat. Their contest dragged on for more than four hours, 7-5 22-20 9-11 1-6 6-3, both players putting wet cabbage leaves in their hats to help them keep cool. Laver went on to win the title, defeating Andres Gimeno of Spain 6-3 6-4 7-5, claiming $5,000 in prize money and the first leg of his second Grand Slam. Margaret Smith Court beat Billie Jean King 6-4 6-1 to take the $1,500 prize. Australian Open History, 1969) 1970–75 – Australian Open men's draw depleted of players In 1970 the Australian Open men's draw was depleted by the absence of Laver, Ken Rosewall, Andres Gimeno, Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle. They were all professional players signed to a tour-specific contract with the National Tennis League and ‘they were banned from entering the Australian Open because the tournament's financial guarantees were deemed too low’.

It was in this field, or lack of it, that Arthur Ashe became the first non-Australian to win the title since 1959. Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong by Ern McQuillan,1971. Courtesy of National Portrait Gallery. In 1972, the gulf between professional players and amateurs widened with a dispute between the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) and World Championship Tennis (WCT) which impacted on players in events between January and July 1972. In a bid to subvert the ban, Australian Open organisers started their tournament on December 27. However, the December dates did nothing to attract European players who boycotted the Australian Open for another decade because of the clash with Christmas. In 1973 there was only marginal competition from overseas players. Nine of 12 men's seeds were Australian with no.1 seed and defending champion Ken Rosewall losing in the second round to Karl Meiler of Germany. On the women's side all but three of the 12 seeds were Australians.

The Australian Open's timing, slap-bang in the middle of the holiday season, was a continued bone of contention with international players, the legendary Bjorn Borg boycotting the tournament saying, ‘I was trying to make a statement. My point was that a player requires some time to himself. He can't keep rushing from one court to another all the time without a break.‘ Australian Open, history, 1973 John Newcombe (right) with American Jimmy Connors, 1974, Australian Open, Courtesy Courier Mail Australian players like John Newcombe also objected to the event date in the December Christmas period. In 1975, Newcombe ranked as no 2, only entered at the last minute on hearing that the American Jimmy Connors, ranked as no.1, would be making the trip. It was the first Australian Open match televised in America, on CBS, and was Connors' last competitive match in Australia. Newcombe won 7-5 3-6 6-4 7-6.

John Newcombe, champion 1965–75 John Newcombe is best remembered for his 12 doubles open titles with Tony Roche, which was more than any other men's team in tennis history. Newcombe also won the singles open titles in 1973–75, Wimbledon in 1967, 1970–71, and the US in 1967 and 1973, winning all bar the French title. As a player, John Newcombe was strong, athletic and a great competitor. His serve, volley and forehand were his most formidable weapons and he used them to devastating effect. Tony Roche, Champion 1965–74, Courtesy of Australian Open Tony Roche, champion 1965–74 Tony Roche (b. 1945) enjoyed startling success on the doubles court with his long-time partner John Newcombe. Between 1965 and 1974 the pair snared 12 major doubles titles together, including five Wimbledon championships, four Australian and two French Open titles, and one US Open title.

Roche possessed a difficult left-hand serve and was skilled in attacking his opponent with volleys. These skills helped him claim the 1966 French title, which was his only major singles win. He finished runner-up in the single titles on several occasions – twice at the French (1965 and 1967), twice in the United States (1969 and 1970), and once at Wimbledon (1968). After retiring, Roche became a successful coach and has mentored world no.1 players including Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt, and Roger Federer. Women's tennis Women players made their marks in the 1960s and 1970s. Lesley Bowrey won 13 major titles between 1961 and 1967. After Margaret Court completed the Grand Slam in 1971, Evonne Goolagong Cawley dominated women's tennis in Australia in the 1970s winning the Wimbledon Singles title and the French Open in 1971, followed by four consecutive Australian Singles titles from 1974 to 1977.

Lesley Bowrey, champion 1961–67 Lesley Bowrey. Courtesy of Australian Open Lesley Bowrey (b. 1942) from Trangie, NSW was the first Australian women to win two French Open Singles titles, in 1963 and 1964. Overall Bowery won 13 major titles including seven international doubles – the Australian, French, Wimbledon and the United States Open titles – as well as four mixed doubles champions in Australian Open and at Wimbledon between 1961 and 1967. She was a runner-up on 14 occasions in Grand Slam tournaments. Bowrey participated in the inaugural Federation Cup competition in 1963 and went on to captain Australia's Federation Cup team between 1994 and 2000. Margaret Court, Grand Slam, 1970 and champion 1960–75 Margaret Court nee Smith (b. 1942) is Australia's most successful women's tennis player on the world circuit. Court was dubbed ‘The Arm’ by Billie Jean King. Court amassed a list of tournament wins that is yet to be rivalled.

She won: the Australian Singles champion ten times, the French Open Singles four times, the United States Open five times; and, Wimbledon three times. Altogether, Margaret Court collected 62 major titles in singles, doubles and mixed. Her closest rival is Martina Navratilova with 56 titles. A strong player known for her heavy ground strokes and powerful serve, she was the world's number one seeded player three times – in 1969, 1970 and 1973. In 1970, Margaret Court completed the Grand Slam, winning four international tennis open titles in one year. Court is one of only three women ever to complete this feat. Evonne Goolagong Cawley, champion 1971–80 Evonne Goolagong, 1971, courtesy of Australian Open Evonne Goolagong Cawley (b. 1951) dominated women's tennis in Australia in the 1970s with four consecutive Australian Singles titles from 1974 to 1977.

Prior to this Goolagong Cawley won the Wimbledon Singles title in 1971, as well as the French Open in the same year and, the Wimbledon Singles again in 1980. Goolagong Cawley was ranked in the top 10 for nine years and climbed to the top of the rankings for one week in 1976. Goolagong was a poster girl for aspiring country players in the 1970s, a darling of the circuit with a song written about her achievements and popularity. A player renowned for her grace and speed around the court, Goolagong Cawley started playing as a young girl by hitting a ball against a wall with the paling from an apple crate board. Goolagong Cawley came close to completing a career Grand Slam in 1971 with a doubles win in the Australian Open but, the US Open title eluded her. Wendy Turnbull, champion 1978–82 Wendy Turnbull (b.

1952) made the final of every Open except Wimbledon, achieving a top 10 year-end world ranking for eight consecutive years (1977–1984) and a year-end top 20 ranking for 10 straight years (1977–1986). Turnbull's Open titles were in Doubles – Wimbledon (1978), the French (1979), and the US (1979 and 1982). She was also the Mixed Doubles champion five times across the French, Wimbledon and US titles between 1979 and 1980. Turnbull was renowned for her foot speed around the court. Australian Open 1980s–90s: a set venue and date but controversies Davis Cup final at Kooyong, 1986. Courtesy of Herald Weekly Times Image Library Whilst Melbourne's Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club had been the Australian Open's 'permanent' home since 1972, by 1980 there were suggestions that the Australian Open no longer deserved its 'big four' status.

This was fuelled by the absence of Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe who had won the previous three Slams between them and who were indisputably the top two players in the world. It was not until 1986 that organisers decided to move the tournament away from the Christmas/New Year period, scheduling it in a new, permanent timeslot in January, hoping to attract international players. In 1988 the Australian Open was held in a new modern Melbourne Park Tennis Centre, constructed with hard courts and a unique retractable roof over the centre court. However in 1995, the centre court's sliding roof was no match for Melbourne's weather, and rainfall during the Agassi – Aaron Krickstein semifinal flooded the arena, turning the stands into waterfalls. In 1996, the Australian Open benefitted from a facilities upgrade that effectively doubled the size of the venue. An investment of $23 million bought two new show courts, one seating 3,000 the other seating 800, and eight new Rebound Ace courts. The Centre Court was renamed the Rod Laver Arena.

Pat Cash, champion 1987 Pat Cash in action during the 1986 Davis Cup final at Kooyong. Courtesy of Herald Weekly Times Image Library Pat Cash (b. 1965) won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987 and made the final of the Australian Open twice in 1987 and 1988. Cash was renowned for his serves and volleys and his best games were played on grass. Sportsmanship controversies – Cash pelted and McEnroe (USA) disqualified Two issues, the truly open nature of sport and sportsmanship came to the fore in 1987 and 1990 at the Australian Open. The open nature of sport, of having open selection trials and selecting representative teams, was an issue for international competition. In South Africa, the apartheid policies of the government and the sporting bodies deliberately excluded South Africa's non-white people from participating in representative sport.

(ANC, International Boycott of Apartheid Sport, 25 May 1971, With special reference to the campaigns in Britain by the Anti-Apartheid Movement, Paper prepared for the United Nations Unit on Apartheid in 1971) Since the 1960s, the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and internationally had campaigned to boycott international players and teams from participating in South African sports events until the government and sports administrators permitted open selection trails, mixed sports games and access to facilities. At the 1987 Australian Open, Australian Pat Cash was the reigning South African Open champion. Cash … was booed by banner-wielding anti-apartheid protesters and pelted with black tennis balls at the seventh-game change of end. … Cash shrugged off the distraction to reach the final for a second consecutive year. He lost to Mats Wilander in a 6-3 6-7(3) 3-6 6-1 8-6 epic regarded as the best Slam decider of the season. Australian Open, History, 1987 McEnroe disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct, 1990.

Australian Open, still Good sportsmanship is the 'golden rule' of sports. It means treating the people you play with and against as you'd like to be treated yourself. Good sportsmanship is seen to be demonstrated when players show respect for themselves, their teammates, and their opponents, for the coaches on both sides, and for the referees, judges, and other officials. Being polite, courteous and not losing tempers on the court is part of the practice of ‘good sportsmanship’. (What is sportsmanship?, Greater Brisbane Junior Tennis) The question of what is acceptable sportsmanship was tested when John McEnroe (USA) disagreed with and swore at the umpire at the 1990 Australian Open. McEnroe was called for unsportsmanlike conduct, verbal abuse and tennis code violation. (McEnroe defaulted at Australian Open 1990) In 1990 … umpire Gerry Armstrong and chief supervisor Ken Farrar putting a rocket under John McEnroe in his fourth round match, disqualifying him for unsportsmanlike conduct under the new ‘three strikes you're out’ rule.

Australian Open, History, 1990 BBC - Wimbledon 2013 on BBC TV: Biographies - Media Centre All the action from the 127th Wimbledon Championships across TV, radio and online Wimbledon 2013 on BBC TV: Biographies Category: BBC One ; BBC Two ; BBC HD ; BBC One HD ; BBC Two HD ; Sport Andrew Castle With a 10-year career as the BBC's lead tennis commentator, Andrew’s career has seen him commentate on 10 Wimbledon Men's Singles Finals alongside John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker and Tim Henman. Andrew played professionally for seven years. A former British No. 1, who turned professional in 1986, Andrew is a double Olympian, having been a member of Great Britain’s Olympic Teams in Seoul in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992. In that time he played all the great players of that era including Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras and Jim Courier.

In addition to his sports commentary, Andrew has also hosted a variety of programmes including ‘Andrew Castle’s Tennis Night’ on Radio 5 live as well as shows on Channel 4 and ITV, including over 10 years on the GMTV sofa. Andrew Cotter Andrew Cotter is one of the most recognised voices across BBC Television and Radio’s coverage of golf, rugby and tennis. Originally a presenter of sports bulletins on BBC Radio 5 live, as well as Radio 1, 2 and 4, Andrew went on to become a sports presenter on the BBC News Channel, while at the same time building a career commentating on golf and rugby for BBC Radio and Television, working on major events including the Six Nations, Ryder Cup, The US Masters, US Open and USPGA. Andrew began his broadcasting career in commercial radio in his native Scotland, going on to work for Sky News before joining the BBC in 2000. He recently joined BBC TV Athletics commentary team. Anne Keothavong Anne is a British tennis player, a former British No.1, and currently ranked as British No. 5 and World No. 186.

So far in her career, she has won a total of 20 International Tennis Federation singles titles, eight ITF doubles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48. She has also reached the semi-finals of six international tournaments on the main tour and the semi-finals of one premier tournament. Boris Becker Boris Becker and his success story made tennis a national sport in Germany. Born in 1967, in Leimen, Germany, Boris became the youngest man to win Wimbledon at 17 years and seven months when he defeated Kevin Curren in 1985. Over his career he won 49 ATP singles titles including six Grand Slam titles and became World No.1 for the first time after victory at the Australian Open in 1991. In 1992 he won the Olympic gold medal with Michael Stich. Today, he is founder of Becker Private Office, Boris Becker GmbH, owns three car dealerships and is a testimonial for selected brands. Boris is Academy member of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation, as well as ambassador for the German Aids Foundation and patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (UK).

Boris Becker is also active in the international media-world, he is sports-columnist and tennis commentator for various international media. He joined the BBC Sport commentary team for the 2002 Championships. David Mercer David entered sports broadcasting as a freelancer via BBC Wales in 1979 and joined BBC Radio Sport in London on a full-time basis in 1984. He joined the BBC Television commentary team in 1992. Tennis has been his main sport since then but he has also commentated and reported on football, rugby union, rowing, skiing, skating, badminton, snooker, squash, ice hockey and American football. David won the Welsh Junior Doubles title in 1968 and in 1969 he captained the tennis team at Nottingham University. From 1973 – 1984, he umpired at Wimbledon, taking care of the Men’s Doubles Final in 1983 and Men’s Singles Final in 1984. Elizabeth Smylie Australian tennis player Elizabeth Smylie enjoyed a 15-year professional career, winning two titles and peaking at No.20 in singles.

She achieved enormous success as a doubles player winning 32 titles and reaching a ranking of No. 5. Liz reached 13 Grand Slam finals winning four. Six of these finals were at Wimbledon, three doubles and three mixed, taking the doubles title in 85 and mixed in 91. Liz also won Bronze in the doubles at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. At Wimbledon in 1985 Liz partnered with Kathy Jordan to win the doubles - ending the 109 match winning streak of Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver in the final. In total Liz contested 13 Grand Slam finals, and won three mixed majors, including Wimbledon with John Fitzgerald in 1991, and the US Open twice. Liz is now a broadcaster and a key part of the BBC's commentary team. Jo Durie Jo Durie was ranked World No. 5 and is the last British woman to reach a grand slam semi-final, which she did at both the 1983 French and US Opens. Jo also lifted the mixed-doubles title with partner Jeremy Bates at Wimbledon in 1987 and the Australian Open doubles in 1991.

Jo hung up her racket in 1995 after her final bow at Wimbledon and turned her focus to coaching, overseeing the early career of both Anne Keothavong as a teenager and Elena Baltacha until a couple of years ago. On retirement from playing professionally, Jo also began commentating for the BBC and has since worked at Eurosport. John Lloyd John Lloyd is a former professional tennis player and current television commentator. During his career, John became the first British male tennis player to reach a Grand Slam singles final in Australia in 1977. Though he never won a Grand Slam singles titles, John did win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles partnering Australia's Wendy Turnbull, beginning with the French Open mixed doubles in 1982. The pair finished runners-up in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon that year, and then went on to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles crown in both 1983 and 1984. When his playing career came to an end, Lloyd stayed within the tennis world, finding work as a coach and television commentator. Since the 1990s, Lloyd has been a commentator and analyst for the BBC's tennis coverage, particularly at Wimbledon.

He has also worked for Sky Sports on their coverage of the US Open 2009. John McEnroe A winner of 77 singles titles and 78 doubles, John first made Grand Slam headlines in 1977 while still in his teens by capturing the French Open mixed doubles title and reaching the singles semi-finals at Wimbledon. He asserted his mastery on the professional circuit soon after, with three successive US Open Championships, in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He ended Bjorn Borg's five year reign at Wimbledon with a commanding victory in 1981 that promoted him to the men's top-ranked player (and the youngest to achieve it), a position he held for four years. He took another Wimbledon title in 1983, but John McEnroe’s most memorable year was 1984 when he won both Wimbledon and US Open titles, winning 13 of 15 singles tournaments for an 82-3 record for the year, which still stands as the best single year winning percentage on the ATP professional tour. In addition to his singles achievements, John dominated the field as a doubles player.

With long-time partner Peter Fleming, John earned four Wimbledon titles and three US Open titles as well as seven Masters titles, which they won consecutively from 1978 - 1984. John represented the United States 12 times in Davis Cup competition, achieving five championship team wins and establishing the record for the most US Davis Cup wins (39 singles and 15 doubles). More recently, John was a doubles winner of the SAP Open in San Jose ATP Tournament in February 2006 at 47 years of age. John McEnroe also commentates on television for the BBC, CBS, NBC, ESPN and the Tennis Channel. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999. Lindsay Davenport A former ﻿World No. 1, Lindsay won three Grand Slam singles tournaments, 55 career singles titles, 37 career doubles titles and a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in a stellar playing career that ran from 1991-2008. She is also one of only four women since 1975 who have finished the season as World No. 1 at least four times.

Lindsay's career peaked during the period 1998-2000, when she won the US Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open and WTA Championship as well as reaching the semi-finals of the French Open. Her ground strokes, in particular her two-handed backhand and her excellent placement were the core of her game, which was described by many as 'rock solid'. Having taken a break from tennis in latter part of 2006 and much of 2007 to have her first child (Jagger Jonathan), Lindsay wasted no time in returning to her winning ways with a tour win in Bali, followed in 2008 by further tour wins including her 55th and final win at a tournament in Tennessee. Lindsay eventually announced her retirement from the game at the beginning of 2009 when she learnt she was pregnant with her second child Lauren Andrus. This will be Lindsay’s fourth year working as a co-commentator and analyst with the BBC. Louise Pleming Louise Pleming began playing tennis aged six at the Vic Edwards Tennis School and made her debut in ITF and WTA level tournaments in 1982.

She focussed upon being a doubles specialist and has 12 ITF doubles titles to her name, including the Austrian Open. Louise was appointed by Tennis Australia as a national touring coach in 2006, and in 2007 captained the victorious Australian Junior Fed Cup team. She currently works as a touring Fed cup coach for the Australian WTA tour players. In addition to her work as a coach Louise also works as a tennis television commentator for the BBC and other networks including Tennis Channel, Fox Sports Australia, ESPN, ESPN Star (Asia) an ABC Australia. Mark Cox Mark's finest hour as a player was as a member of the Great Britain team which reached the final of the 1978 Davis Cup against the USA. In the semi-final against Australia, he partnered David Lloyd to victory in the deciding doubles rubber. Mark won 10 singles tournaments between 1970 and 1977, was twice a quarter-finalist in the Australian Open, reached the quarter-finals of the US Open in 1966, and was runner-up at Queen's in 1977.

Mark Petchey Mark began playing tennis aged eight when his father Rod, who made a special racquet that his son could lift easily. He won his first junior tournament aged 11, at Norbury, Surrey, and went on to capture four grass-court singles (14s, 16s, 18s) and eight national doubles titles before turning professional in 1988. Mark spent 10 years as a professional player and competed at Wimbledon from 1988-1998. His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the 1997 Wimbledon third round and he also appeared at 1994-95 US Open and 1995 Australian Open. Mark retired due to injury, aged 28, in August 1998 to concentrate on coaching and media work, having attained a career-high singles ranking of No. 80 (8 August 1994). He was named LTA Manager of Men's National Training in September 2003 and resigned in July 2005 to coach Andy Murray, until April 2006. During his time with Murray, the Scot moved from No. 351 to No.

41 and captured his first ATP title in San Jose. A former British No. 1, Mark started his television commentary career at Eurosport and as a radio summariser on BBC Radio 5 live. He is now a leading commentator for Sky Sports and BBC and has commentated on the Wimbledon Women’s final for the last two years. Martina Navratilova Martina Navratilova is an influential global athlete and cultural figure whose dominance and longevity both on and off the court is truly record breaking. Born in Prague in 1956, Navratilova is arguably the most successful tennis player ever to set foot on the court. She is the only player in history to win Grand Slam titles in four different decades, including a curtain-closing US Open victory in mixed-doubles at age 49. Navratilova’s resume is highlighted by 59 Grand Slam titles, a record nine Wimbledon singles championships, and an unrivalled 344 tournament victories. Pat Cash One of the most recognisable pundits on the World Tour, Pat Cash works across BBC Television and for BBC Radio 5 live at Wimbledon.

Pat is well known for his iconic Wimbledon singles win in 1987 against Ivan Lendl where he broke convention and climbed up from Centre Court into the seats to celebrate with family. Born in Melbourne in May 1965, Pat turned pro in 1982 and reached his highest ranking of World No 4 in 1988. In 1984, he became the youngest player to compete in the Davis Cup Final, helping Australia to defeat Sweden 3-2. Pat made the final of the Australian Open twice in 1987 and 1988 the semi-final of the US Open in 1984 as well as competing in the Olympics in 1984. Since retirement, Pat has been involved in coaching including periods working with Greg Rusedski, Mark Philippoussis and the Australian Junior Davis Cup side and started his own tennis academy in Australia and the Caribbean. Pat remains the only player to win the Junior, Men’s singles and Legends titles at Wimbledon and nowadays spends his time playing on the Champions Tour, coaching, pursuing a media career, charity and business interests and indulging his love of music playing guitar in a rock band.

Sam Smith Sam was National Champion in 1997 and British No. 1 from 1996-99. She reached her highest world ranking (55) in February 1999 and represented Great Britain in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, as well as the Federation Cup and European Team Championships. Sam now works as a freelance tennis commentator and columnist. Simon Reed Simon’s career began with BBC Radio in the late Sixties when he worked for BBC Radio Sport, BBC World Service and BBC Radio London. From 1973, he was a presenter and reporter for Thames TV. Simon’s career as a tennis commentator began with Channel 4 in 1984, and he also free-lanced for Sky and Eurosport. In 1995, he became Head of Commentators for Eurosport specialising in tennis. In 2002, Simon commentated for BBC TV at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has commentated on the last ten championships for BBC TV. Sue Barker Former World No. 3 tennis player, French Open champion and Wimbledon semi-finalist, Sue has presented the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage since 1993.

One of BBC Sport's lead presenters, she has led the BBC’s coverage of world class events, including major tennis tournaments, Commonwealth Games, Summer and Winter Olympics including London 2012. In addition, her credits also include hosting Grandstand and Sunday Grandstand, Sports Personality Of The Year and A Question Of Sport. Among her many accolades are the 1998 TRIC award for Sports Presenter/Reporter of the Year and the 2001 RTS sports presenter award. Tim Henman Tim Henman was one of Britain’s most successful male tennis players of the open era. He was Britain’s No. 1; reached four Wimbledon semi-finals and peaked at No. 4 in the ATP world rankings in a career that lasted 14 years, beginning in 1993 and lasting until his retirement from the sport in 2007. Since his retirement Tim has been a member of BBC Wimbledon commentary team which he joined in 2008. In the course of his tennis career Tim won a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and played Davis Cup for Great Britain from the age of 19. He won 11 titles in the course of his career.

Off the court Tim was Chairman of the ATP Charities programme in 2000 and also founded his own charity that year called ‘Kids at Heart’. His interests still include all sports and, in particular golf, where he plays off a scratch handicap. Tracy Austin Tracy Austin received her first tennis lesson at age two and appeared on the cover of World Tennis at four. After winning 25 national titles as a junior, Austin launched her professional career by winning the first tournament she entered (Filderstadt, Germany, 1978) as a pro. Triumphs over Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova produced two US Open crowns for Austin. In 1978, she broke Navratilova’s 37-match winning streak and, in the 1979 Italian Open, she broke Evert’s 125-match clay court winning streak. Her incredibly consistent record earned her celebrity status and worldwide recognition. She became the youngest person to become No.1 in the world in 1980 at age 17. Tracy represented the USA on winning Federation Cup and Wightman Cup team.

When forced to the side-lines in the mid-Eighties, she translated her on-court experience into a successful broadcasting career. Virginia Wade Virginia Wade is one of Britain’s greatest ever female tennis players. She was Wimbledon Champion, winning the title in 1977 - the tournament’s centenary year - and in the year Britain celebrated the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. She began her career in 1967 and was continuously ranked among the World’s top 10 players for the next 12 years until 1979. She was also ranked as Britain’s No. 1 female player for 10 years. Virginia was named 1977's "Player of the Year" by the Women's Tennis Association. Her achievements on court and her continued involvement in tennis led to her becoming the first woman ever elected to the Wimbledon Committee in 1982. On July 15, 1989, Virginia became the 40th woman to be inducted into the prestigious International Tennis Hall of Fame. In 1986, Virginia was honoured with the distinction of OBE.

Virginia has become one of the most respected tennis broadcasters in the world providing expert analysis of women's competition and is a regular member of the BBC commentary team. BBC - Press Office - Wimbledon press pack: biographies for TV team Presenters Sue Barker Former World No.3 tennis player, French Open champion and Wimbledon semi-finalist, Sue started work as a sports broadcaster with Australia's Channel 7 in 1985. She then joined BSB in 1990 and later moved to Sky Sports. She made her BBC Sport TV debut co-presenting the evening highlights programme from Wimbledon 93 with Harry Carpenter. Since then she has gained a wealth of experience presenting world class competitions, including coverage of other major tennis tournaments, Summer and Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games, the Grand National, the Derby and World and European Skating Championships. In addition, Sue has also hosted Grandstand and Sunday Grandstand and has worked on the BBC TV documentary Chalk Flew Up – a history of Wimbledon's Court No.1 which made its final appearance during Wimbledon 95. Her credits also include hosting Sports Personality Of The Year and A Question Of Sport.

Among her many accolades are the 1998 TRIC award for Sports Presenter/Reporter of the Year and the 2001 RTS sports presenter award. John Inverdale John began his broadcasting career with BBC Radio Lincolnshire in 1982. He joined BBC Radio Sport in 1985, working for Radio 4's Today programme and on Radio 2 sports output before joining Radio 5 in 1988 as presenter of its flagship sports programme, Sport On 5. During the Championships, John presents BBC television's daily highlights programme Today At Wimbledon. John is also BBC Sport's rugby presenter and was part of the team covering the Beijing Olympics. He has also presented BBC Radio 5 Live's coverage of many major sports events including the Wimbledon Championships, Olympic Games and World Cups (football and rugby). Commentators Tracy Austin Tracy Austin received her first tennis lesson at age two and appeared on the cover of World Tennis at four. After winning 25 national titles as a junior, Austin launched her professional career by winning the first tournament she entered (Filderstadt, Germany, 1978) as a pro.

Triumphs over Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova produced two US Open crowns for Austin. In 1978, she broke Navratilova's 37-match winning streak and, in the 1979 Italian Open, she broke Evert's 125-match clay court winning streak. Her incredibly consistent record earned her celebrity status and worldwide recognition. She became the youngest person to become No.1 in the world in 1980 at age 17. Tracy represented the USA on winning Federation Cup and Wightman Cup team. When forced to the sidelines in the mid-Eighties, she translated her on-court experience into a successful broadcasting career. Boris Becker Wimbledon crowd favourite Boris Becker joined the BBC Sport commentary team for the 2002 Championships. Born in 1967 in Leimen, Germany, Boris became the youngest man to win Wimbledon at 17 years 7 months when he defeated Kevin Curren in 1985. Over his career he won 49 ATP singles titles including six Grand Slam titles and became World No.1 for the first time after victory at the Australian Open in 1991.

Andrew Castle A former British No.1 singles and doubles tennis champion, Andrew became a professional tennis player in 1986 after completing a marketing degree in America. He was a member of the UK's Olympic teams in Seoul in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992, and also part of the British teams for the Davis and European Cups. Andrew Castle is a regular presenter on GMTV. Mark Cox Mark's finest hour as a player was as a member of the Great Britain team which reached the final of the 1978 Davis Cup against the USA. In the semi-final against Australia, he partnered David Lloyd to victory in the deciding doubles rubber. Mark won 10 singles tournaments between 1970 and 1977, was twice a quarter-finalist in the Australian Open, reached the quarter-finals of the US Open in 1966, and was runner-up at Queen's in 1977. Barry Davies One of the most versatile commentators of his time, Barry joined BBC Radio in 1963 after leaving the Army.

He was part of ITV's commentary team for the 1966 World Cup Finals and reported for ITV on the 1968 Olympics. Barry rejoined the BBC in 1969 and has worked on a succession of football World Cups, Summer and Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games, plus numerous Wimbledon Championships and Boat Races. Barry has also commentated on ice skating, ice hockey and badminton. Peter Fleming Peter teamed up with John McEnroe to form the most formidable doubles partnership in the men's game during the Eighties. The pair won the Wimbledon men's doubles title in 1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984 and took the US Open doubles crown in 1979, 1981 and 1983. In total, Fleming and McEnroe took 57 doubles titles. Tim Henman Tim Henman brings his experience of reaching four semi-finals and three quarter-finals at Wimbledon to the BBC's commentary team this year, following his retirement from professional tennis.

Tim was the number one ranked tennis player in Great Britain, was ranked number 4 in the world in 2002 and won 11 career titles. A member of the British Davis Cup team since 1994, Tim was awarded an OBE in 2004. He founded his own charity, Kids at Heart in 2000. His interests include all sports, and golf in particular, now playing off a handicap of four. John Lloyd In reaching the final of the 1977 Australian Open, John Lloyd became the first Englishman to reach a singles final of a Grand Slam in the Open Era. In the following year he achieved his highest ranking when he finished at No.21. That year, John led an inspired British team to its most recent Davis Cup final where they were defeated by the US. During his career he compiled three Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles, all with partner Wendy Turnbull, including back-to-back victories at Wimbledon in 1983 and 1984. He now continues to provide the mix of class and competitive fire that has made him one of the most popular players on the senior circuit.

John McEnroe A winner of 77 singles titles and 78 doubles, John first made Grand Slam headlines in 1977 while still in his teens by capturing the French Open mixed doubles title and reaching the singles semi-finals at Wimbledon. He asserted his mastery on the professional circuit soon after, with three successive US Open Championships, in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He ended Bjorn Borg's five-year reign at Wimbledon with a commanding victory in 1981 that promoted him to the men's top-ranked player (and the youngest to achieve it), a position he held for four years. He took another Wimbledon title in 1983, but John McEnroe's most memorable year was 1984 when he won both Wimbledon and US Open titles. In addition to his singles achievements, John dominated the field as a doubles player. With longtime partner Peter Fleming, John earned four Wimbledon titles and three US Open titles as well as seven Masters titles, which they won consecutively from 1978-1984.

John represented the United States 12 times in Davis Cup competition, achieving five championship team wins and establishing the record for the most US Davis Cup wins (39 singles and 15 doubles). More recently, John was a doubles winner of the SAP Open in San Jose ATP Tournament in February 2006 at 47 years of age. David Mercer Swansea-born David entered sports broadcasting as a freelance via BBC Wales in 1979 and joined BBC Radio Sport in London on a full-time basis in 1984. He joined the BBC Television commentary team in 1992. Tennis has been his main sport since then, but he has also commentated and reported on football, rugby union, rowing, skiing, skating, badminton, snooker, squash, ice hockey and American football. David, a former solicitor, was Welsh Junior Doubles champion in 1968, captained the tennis team at Nottingham University in 1969 and umpired the Wimbledon Men's Singles Final in 1984. Greg Rusedski Greg Rusedski was born in Canada and began representing Great Britain in May 1995.

He was recognised as the number 4 seed in the world and at one point had the fastest serve in the world, recorded at 149 mph. He won the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1997 and the following year won the biggest tournament of his career at the ATP Masters Series in Paris, defeating the world number one Pete Sampras in what he calls the greatest match he ever played. Since retiring from tennis professionally in 2007, Greg has become a television and radio sports commentator and presenter. Simon Reed Simon's career began with BBC Radio in the late Sixties when he worked for BBC Radio Sport, BBC World Service and BBC Radio London. From 1973, he was a presenter and reporter for Thames TV. Simon's career as a tennis commentator began with Channel 4 in 1984, and he also freelanced for Sky and Eurosport. In 1995, he became Head of Commentators for Eurosport specialising in tennis. In 2002, Simon commentated for BBC TV at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has commentated on the last seven Wimbledon Championships for BBC TV.

Sam Smith Sam was National Champion in 1997 and British No. 1 from 1996-99. She reached her highest world ranking – 55 – in February 1999 and represented Great Britain in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, as well as the Federation Cup and European Team Championships. Sam now works as a freelance tennis commentator and columnist. Virginia Wade Virginia Wade's 1977 victory over Betty Stove to win the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Final, during the Queen's Silver Jubilee, remains one of the tournament's most memorable triumphs. Notably, Virginia is currently the last Briton to have won Wimbledon. Born in Bournemouth in July 1945, her career also included winning the US Open in 1968, the Australian and Italian Opens in 1972, and four Grand Slam doubles titles. Awarded the OBE in 1986, Virginia has worked as a tennis commentator for the BBC since 1981.

Question: Which Australian partnered John Lloyd to three Grand Slam Mixed Doubles titles in the 1980s?
Answer: Wendy Turnbull